{wooden clipboards...for photos, lists, and more!}

My darling friend Angie sent me the cutest wooden clipboard for a Christmas gift, and I immediately fell in love with it.  I knew I had to make some for myself, implementing a few changes and additions to make it my own. I also came up with a couple of other ideas to go along with it, and I love them all! It's an easy and inexpensive DIY project, and the possibilities are endless.

{tutorial} how to install fonts

I've had a lot of questions about downloading and installing fonts, so I wanted to address some of your questions, and offer a step-by-step tutorial so you can take advantage of all the fabulous fonts out there.  You can totally do this--once you've got it down, you'll be downloading them left and right. :) Since I have Windows 7, that's what my tutorial will be for, but I'm also including info for those of you that may not have that operating system.

{favorite fonts}

I'm addicted to fonts, lol.  Here are a few more of my favorites...

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Click on the links below to download!

Champagne & Limousines

CK Cursive

Cinnamon Cake

King Cool KC

Skinny Latte

MTF Jotted
Rebekah's Birthday

{pantry chalkboard}

I like to keep lists of just about everything. Okay, everything.☺ The majority of my lists are kept only by me, but the grocery list is one that my husband contributes to, and even my oldest son.  The problem was that I usually kept it near my desk,  but somehow the items that they wanted or needed  to be replaced never got on the list.  I decided that it needed to be moved to a spot much closer to the food. 

What better place than the pantry door? I knew I wanted a chalkboard, and I wanted it to be framed, but I didn't want anything hanging on the door. Our doors have a square cutout at the top of the door, so I decided to put the chalkboard inside the square, and use molding to frame the outside. Practical and cute?  Love it.

{charmed, i'm sure}

{photography with lei} valentine ideas + free printables

Love is in the air, and there are many fun ways to capture that in your photos.  I've found a few great ideas I've spotlighted here, as well as one of my own.  AND I've got a link to some fun *free* downloads from I Heart Faces, too.

If you've been on Pinterest lately then surely you've seen this great idea:

{sweets for the sweet} layered candy mason jars

Do you have someone sweet in your life you'd like to give a little something sweet to?

{tutorial} board & batten

Our home was new when we moved into it almost 4 years ago, and as wonderful as a new house is (totally not complaining), I have found myself having feelings of jealousy when I would see really great makeover projects.

Well, the time finally came when I was ready to change my red music room into an office and library. I wanted to lighten things up a little! Board & batten was one of those things I had been wanting to do forever, but I just hadn't been able to justify it on a new house--until now.  I absolutely love it, and I can't believe HOW MUCH bigger it looks!

{stained glass heart cookies}

Sugar cookies are my absolute favorite--especially when they are topped with lots of yummy frosting. These cookies are so cute, and so much fun to make, that I'm glad I deviated from the frosting--at least this once. :)

{simple valentine's day front door decor}

I love a cute front door.  It welcomes everyone to your home, even the people that are just driving by!  

One of my favorite things to do for each holiday or season that comes along, is to change the vinyl greeting. It's such a simple thing, but really adds such a fun touch.